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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Western Washington and Oregon get more precipitation than eastern Washington and Oregon
B The Douglas firs of the region can grow up to a height of 200 feet
C There is a rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula
D The region extends down into Northern California
E The maximum reported precipitation is around 150 inches
Question #2
A Coffee and pineapple plantations
B Cotton and tobacco farming
C Forestry/logging, salmon fishing
D Shrimping, rice farming
Question #3
A French
B Russian
C British
D Spanish
Question #4
A Portland
B Eugene
C Seattle
D Vancouver
Question #5
A They were both towns owned by private corporations.
B They were both preplanned cities.
C They are both owned and run by Native American tribes, while remaining part of the United States.
D They are both centers for the nuclear energy industry.
Question #6
A Olympia, Washington
B Portland, Oregon
C Vancouver, British Columbia
D Seattle, Washington
Question #7
A The Santa Clara Valley
B The Frasier Valley
C The Willamette Valley
D The Central Valley
Question #8
A Abundance of workers
B Established, technology-oriented universities.
C Low cost of living
D Attractive natural environments
Question #9
A California
B The Rocky Mountains
C The Intermontane
D Megalopolis
E The Pacific Northwest
Question #10
A Columbia Valley
B Willamette Valley
C Fraser Valley
D Rogue Valley
Question #11
A The Pacific Northwest
B California
C Megalopolis
D The Intermontane
Question #12
A They faced religious persecution
B They were political refugees
C They were envious of the Alaskan settlements they could see from Russia.
D They were escaping war
Question #13
A Homestead Act
B Donation Land Claims Act
C Expulsion Act
D Dawes Act
Question #14
A Gathering seeds, fruits, and berries.
B Fishing and marine resources
C Agriculture
D Hunting
Question #15
A The Willamette Valley
B California
C Vancouver Island
D The Columbia Plateau
Question #16
A East – West
B Northeast to Southwest
C There is no pattern, different ranges run in different directions
D North – South
Question #17
A Oil
B Gold
C Forests
D Water
Question #18
A Victoria and Vancouver were two major trading ports and the commerce with Asia and Russia drew settlers.
B Most other cities in B.C. can only be reached by air or water travel.
C They were the two cities with the closest ties to the United States
D Victoria and Vancouver were the two largest forts in B.C. and so drew a large population early.
Question #19
A Eutopia
B Pacifica
C Ecotopia
D Cascadia
Question #20
A Victoria
B Portland
C Seattle
D Vancouver
Question #21
A The Russians
B The British
C The French
D The Spanish
Question #22
A On the eastern side of mountain ranges
B In valleys between mountain ranges
C Near the coast
D On the western side of mountain ranges
Question #23
A Blueberries, Oats, and grapes
B Wheat, apples, and grapes
C Wheat, blueberries, and pears
D Pears, apples, and oats
Question #24
A Wildlife conservation areas
B City limits
C Urban growth boundaries
D Road tolls
Question #25
A Salmon
B Airplanes
C Timber
D Computers
Question #26
A Steamships drastically reduced the travel time over sailing ships.
B The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
C The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
D All of the above
Question #27
A Petroleum was not discovered in Alaska until 1968 at Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope
B The Federal government, especially the Department of Defense, is the dominant employer in Alaska
C Alaska statehood came in 1959
D The Yukon Delta is the largest national park in Alaska
E The Federal government is the largest landowner in Alaska
Question #28
A Washington, Oregon, and California supply more than 50% of the U.S. total timber production
B Japan is the primary customer for British Columbia and Alaska lumber
C The area east of Cascades is predominately semi-arid, grasses and desert shrubs and supports the dry farming of wheat
D Most of the agricultural production is for consumption back in eastern Canada and the eastern U.S.
E The Willamette Valley produces both forage crops and dairy products
Question #29
A Portland has a more diversified economy than Seattle
B With more than 1.2 million people, Vancouver is now Canada’s largest city
C Vancouver is Canada’s busiest port
D Founded as a logging center, Seattle’s regional dominance was due to the coming of railroads
E Seattle has been the region’s largest city since late 1800s
Question #30
A Most of the region’s population lives in the lowlands from the Fraser River in Canada to the Willamette Valley in Washington
B The Modoc and Klamath native peoples inhabited Oregon while the Palouse and Yakima tribes inhabited Washington
C The first railroad to Seattle stimulated large numbers of immigrants, especially Scandinavians, into Washington
D Because of its remoteness, there was much slower population growth in this region than the national averages in U.S. and Canada
E The U.S.-Canadian border was set by agreement at 49* N latitude
Question #31
A The first Russian settlements occurred in the late 1700s
B The Hudsons Bay Company was a fur-trading operation in Columbia River Basin in the early 1700s
C Outside of the polar regions, this region was the last area to be explored by Europeans
D It was the Oregon Trail that brought settlers from Missouri to the Willamette Valley
E The U.S. purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867
Question #32
A The American Indian economy was predominately hunting and gathering
B The pre-European American Indian population was relatively small considering the abundance of year-round food
C There were a number of distinct ethnic groups clustered in small valleys along the coast
D The purpose a totem pole is Totem pole is to provide a record of a persons life carved into vertical log
E Among American Indians, potlatch is known as the ritual giving of gifts
Question #33
A Mt. Logan is the highest mountain in Canada
B Mount St. Helens is a volcanic peak located in the Cascades
C Alaska’s capital, Anchorage, is on a narrow coastal lowland in the Alaskan panhandle
D The Chugach and Kenai Mountains are along Alaska’s coast
E The Alaska panhandle is predominately mountains and islands
Question #34
A The coast ranges of Washington and Oregon are low rounded mountains with maximum elevations of around 1200 feet
B The Cascades are an uplifted plateau topped with volcanic peaks
C At 20,300 feet, Mt. McKinley is the highest mountain in North America
D Snow is generally uncommon south of Vancouver
E The region’s winters are usually mild and the summers generally are cool
Question #35
A The heaviest precipitation falls on the windward side of the region’s mountains
B Regional storms move south and east
C There is generally less rainfall north and west of Alaskas panhandle
D The region’s lowlands are semi-arid
E Most of the region’s precipitation occurs in the summer, especially in the north
